5 ways to reduce everyday exposure to ‘forever chemicals’
Mara Hoplamazian has spent years reporting on ‘forever chemicals,’ or PFAS. Here’s what they’ve learned about what may help limit everyday exposure to the contaminant.
Category: Science
‘Animals were imprisoned in jails where humans were incarcerated’: The bizarre trials of the Late Middle Ages — and surprising lack of criminal cats
Animal trials took place across Europe from the Late Middle Ages until the end of the 18th century. In this excerpt from “Cats: A History”
Rusty, orange water ‘bleeds’ across brilliant Bolivian lagoon — Earth from space
A 2015 astronaut photo shows dark-orange water that appears to bleed across the bright-white floor of a high-altitude salt lake in the Bolivian Andes.
NASA confirms meteor exploded over northeastern US with force of 230 tons of TNT
NASA shared an initial analysis of a 5-foot-wide fireball meteor that exploded in the sky over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, May 30.
Scientists reveal the origin of the Euphrates — a river that fed the ‘cradle of civilization’
The Euphrates River fueled the “cradle of civilization,” and a new study reveals the waterway was born of two other ancient rivers around 3.6 million
What is jet lag, and how can you avoid it?
Long-haul travelers often feel totally out of whack for several days after arriving at their destination. Jet lag is a natural phenomenon, but can it
The math of choosing a restaurant meal is revealed in Richard Feynman’s notes
Physicist Richard Feynman turned a lunch dilemma into a math problem. Researchers finally cracked his notes and found people approximate his solution on their own.
New research helps explain how human brains are able decode speech so quickly
Scientists are learning how the brain extracts discrete words from a continuous stream of sounds.
The potential consequences of cutting funds for behavioral science
The Trump administration continues its assault on science. One little-known area that’s been neglected in funding this year is federal research into social, behavioral and
An entomologist ordered a mezcal, and then got curious
An entomologist researched the worms used in mescal to better understand the relationship between the creatures and specific agave plants – and the danger if
Pretty in Pink
This image of Westerlund 2 features Chandra X-ray Observatory data (pink) and James Webb infrared data (red, orange, green, cyan, and blue).
The Dirt That Refused To Die
For 15 years, Sébastien Fontaine has been trying to kill dirt. The biochemist, who runs a lab at the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food
Astronauts could use lightning-like plasma jets to kill germs on the moon and Mars, demo hints
A new lab experiment is testing plasma jets as a water-free solution for “space laundry” on future missions to the moon and Mars.
First whole-genome sequence of a Greenland shark holds clues to their extreme longevity
A genomic study of Greenland sharks, thought to be the longest-lived vertebrates on the planet, is hinting at the secrets to their epic lifespan and